desperate measure desperately • desperateness · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · desperate measure · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 17 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) desperate actions taken as a means to an end. Synonyms: desperate measure. Example: "He had to resort to desperate measures." · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 m latin small letter m U+006D p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075